Five Mind Numbing Facts about the Supply Chain during the Holidays
Okay, so… confession time.
These facts aren’t really mind-numbing. We needed a theme that fit in with the whole winter thing. But I swear I tried! I even googled “boring supply chain facts.” I just couldn’t find any. So kudos to us!
Not-so-mind-numbing fact #1
The biggest ship in the world can carry the Eiffel Tower and an Airbus comfortably.
Mildly thrilling fact #2
Amazon’s warehouses have more square footage than 700 Madison Square Gardens and could hold more water than 10,000 Olympic Pools.
Not boring fact #3
The most shipped items are electronics, food, furniture, and clothing.
Happy holiday fact #4
Over 330,000 Christmas trees are sold over the internet or in catalogs.
Scintillating fact #5
For every truck of goods delivered to our supermarkets, 400 cars are needed to transport the goods to our homes.
So there are some random tidbits for you. Since this is our last post of the year, we thought we’d keep it short and sweet and wish you happy holidays! When we return, we’re diving in deep to ProMat 2017 prep and getting ready to solve for X.
See you on the flip side.
